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Dienstag, 25. Februar 2014

Oh, I totally forgot to show you these pics. R's best friend S is a "Christkind", which means she was born on Dec 24th. This makes for a really relaxed christmas eve in our house as R is "partying" with her friend in the morning. I decided to sew a birthday shirt for S using the pink unicorn fabric by Hamburger Liebe. She really likes R's other unicorn shirt and is also a big pink lover ;) I actually wanted to sew something else with the remaining fabric for R. Maybe a dress or a skirt or a tee with another fit etc. She, however, asked for exactly the same shirt as I was going to sew for S. She told me: "Best friends need to sometimes have exactly the same clothes." Well, I sure didn't know that ;) So, two flashbacks it was. I appliqued little crowns on the back of both shirts, plus a "4" on S's birthday shirt. They both love their shirts and it's especially fun when they both wear them at the same time. I guess R was right...

The third season of Project Sewn is running. This week's challenge is "If the shoe fits", i.e. to sew something that matches your favorite pair of shoes. Well, I do have quite a selection of shoes, but the choice for this yellow pair was made fast. I bought it last year at Deerberg and it's a real favorite. I'm not a high heels fan, but also don't want to always wear some sneakers. These shoes are the perfect compromise - and the color! Love it. Which shoe would you choose for this week's challenge?

Last week I found a nice tutorial for a sleeping bag for a doll at the blog of peekaboo pattern shop. You only have to sew straight lines and it's really for the beginner seamstress. I asked R, 4 yrs, if she wanted to sew one for her doll. She so wanted to and was really excited. It worked out so well. I just helped with cutting the fabric and manipulating it through the machine as she really sat in front of the sewing machine for the first time.

It's been quite some time since the last weekend sewing post. Thus, I have even more eye candy for you. Have fun!Today I will link my Dirndl to the auditions for the next season of project run and play. I'd be very thankful if you gave me your vote!

Btw.: Please tell me if you like what a I chose to show you or what else you would like to see!

Pippi Longstocking doesn't have to be introduced, right? I'm sure not only our little one loves her. In fact she's not the only fan in our family. I still love everything from Astrid Lindgren (the author that wrote Pippi Longstocking and yes she wrote many more amazing books!). In fact I'm so big a fan that I'm probably the one who is most excited about our vacation in Sweden this year. We will stay in Vimmerby (Astrid-Lindgren-World, the birth house of Astrid Lindgren, locations of the movies) and in the archipelago next to Stockholm (anyone out there who loves Astrid Lindgren's book "Seacrow Island"?).

Tomorrow will be my first day at work after one year of maternity leave. Well, in fact monday would have been my first day if it weren't for a night at the hospital with my ill son (who however is quite ok again)... I'll commute to Munich 2-3 days each week from our village in the Allgäu (rural area about 100 km west of Munich, close to the Alps). And you know what: I'm really excited. Even though the feeling is different than it was after my leave with R. Back then we lived in the historic cener of Memmingen, which was really great when it was just my husband and I, but not so ideal when we became a family. Even though all grandparents lived nearby and also my sister and her son visited us often, at the end of the maternity leave I still had a strong desire for some contact with other adults and some brain jogging.